A Â SNIGLETÂ (snig’ lit) is any word that doesn’t appear in the dictionary, but should…… Â I was going through my tons of stuff and found the book “Sniglets” written by Rich Hall, who used to be on the HBO series, “NOT NECESSARILY THE NEWS”….. Â I thought, since no one else is Posting (Hint, Hint, Nudge, Nudge), […]
Let’s just call this a “filler” Post….. Â I’m busy getting ready to head to the Great Northwest and I’m trying to keep my promise to Post more…… Â REMEMBER, Uncle MR wants you to Post too! (homage to the old WWII recruitment poster, “Uncle Sam Wants You!”)…… Â I was typing up a recent Post at my […]
Reprinted from Yahoo News: NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Clancy, whose high-tech, Cold War thrillers such as “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games” made him the most widely read and influential military novelist of his time, has died. He was 66. Penguin Group (USA) said Wednesday that Clancy had died Tuesday in Baltimore. […]
It looks like the CD is about to bite the big one…… Â Most of the new releases are “Digital Albums” only….. Â Check Amazon.com … Â I’m not sure that I’m quite ready to totally give up hard copies of my music….. Â Just what is an “Artist” supposed to autograph at a concert – your ass!….. Â Memorable, […]
Where are the songs of protest or social change? Some of us are old enough to remember when Rock and Roll was just starting and what it meant to you as adolescents and how it changed your lives. But I’m speaking of particular songs or pieces of music. Are there any musical pieces now that […]
No wonder people find it hard to understand our American version of English in the proper context…. As Gallagher once said, “We drive on Parkways and we park on driveways”….. That’s about as American as you can get – Absolutely no sense!……
Went to the movies to see the “film” of Clapton’s 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival…. It was great, EXCEPT, the left channel was missing from the soundtrack…. Come to find out, the whole thing was streamed from the internet from fathom.com who, apparently have control of a huge amount of musical concerts that are broadcast to […]
Here’s a little known fact I picked up while watching a retro TV station….. Â The Three Stooges were the first comedy group to satirize Hitler in the 1930’s….. Â In 1940, Hitler added The Three Stooges to his personal “Kill List”….. Â It appears jokes can be Dangerous…. Â Better keep your April Fool’s Day pranks to a […]
Hi Kids. Greetings from Ontario, CA. It was hot here today 88 Iknow that’s not bad but for here…… Took my day off today. Thanks to a Load planner that is incapable of doing his job correctly. This load originated in Laredo, TX with a second P/U in Redlands, CA then delivers in Perris, CA. […]
I was sitting at a long stoplight yesterday, minding my own business, patiently waiting for it to turn green even though there was no on-coming traffic. A carload of bearded, young, loud Muslims, shouting anti-American slogans, with a half-burned American Flag duct-taped on the trunk of their car and a “Remember 9-11” slogan spray painted on the side, was […]
BREAKING NEWS: We Have just been informed of the death of Television Icon Andy Griffith at age 86 (Reuters) – Actor Andy Griffith, whose portrayal of a small-town sheriff made “The Andy Griffith Show” one of American television’s most enduring shows, has died at his North Carolina home, television station WITN reported on Tuesday. The […]
Here’s your chance to give a little help……  We, as in Terraplane, have just finished recording all the tracks for a new CD that we hope to get out in the next few weeks or so…..  There are 4 new originals, 3 new Terraplane cover versions of some songs we like, and, 2 King Crimson covers from […]
We have been informed of the sudden passing Of the Person who Sir Paul McCartney called “The Best Bass Player ever” Donald “Duck” Dunn.at age 70 In Tokyo, Japan. From Wikipedia: Donald “Duck” Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012)[1][2] was an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his […]
Our mobile command post has just learned of the death of George Lindsey Better known as Goober Pyle star of the Andy Griffith show, Mayberry RFD, And cameo roles on Gomer Pyle USMC. He was also a regular on Hee Haw from 1969 until 1983. SALLLUTE!!
I can’t believe it!….. Â I just got here seconds ago, and, it’s already time to start packing to leave!…. Â IT’S NOT FAIR…. Â …But, it’s been great!….. Â Stuffed about two months of serious goofing-off into nine (9) days (minus two (2) days of travel time – Where’s Scotty and all that beaming technology we’re supposed to […]